JORDAN JACOBS' love of mummies, castles, and Indiana Jones led to his first archaeological excavation at age 13 in California's Sierra Nevada. He followed his passion at Stanford, Oxford, and Cambridge and through his work for the Smithsonian, the American Museum of Natural History, and UNESCO. He now works as senior specialist at the Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology at UC Berkeley.
An archaeological adventure with almost too much suspense, and praises the author, The archaeologist-author describes field research in loving detail, contrasting the careful work of scientists with the depredations of treasure hunters with metal detectors. - Kirkus